Jewish sports media

Lest we forget: Stan Isaacs

Lest we forget: Stan Isaacs

Billy Crystal was on SportsCenter? Who knew?

Billy Crystal was on SportsCenter? Who knew?

Help wanted: MLB seeks “stats stringers”

Brought to you as a public service announcement. MLB.com is seeking stats stringers to cover these clubs in 2013 and beyond: Baltimore/DC (both clubs) Houston Kansas City Oakland/SF (both clubs) Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Diego Seattle Texas (Arlington) Toronto Stats stringers are responsible for digitally scoring games from the MLB ballparks, which provides the data used [...]

Book Review: Jewish Jocks

“Jewish Jocks: A Unorthodox Hall of Fame,” a book review by David Hollander

Artistic endeavors: Living JMLs (and then some) lithograph

Artist Ron Lewis whose previous creations has celebrated living members of baseball’s 500 home run club, 3,000 hit club, and its 3,000-strikeout pitchers, among other sports icons, has completed a new lithograph presenting 26 living Jewish baseball players. (Of course, this little image doesn’t do the piece justice.) The artwork is available for purchase in [...]

Now hear this: Ray Robinson on Hank Greenberg

The High Holy Days are upon us and each year brings the inevitable question: will the handful of Jewish Major Leaguers play on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, or will they sit? The most prominent stars to refrain from taking the field during this time were Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax [...]

Now hear this: Rabbi Rebecca Alpert

Now hear this: Rabbi Rebecca Alpert on Jews and black baseball

Sound Retreat: Scott Barancik

Sound Retreat: Scott Barancik

Murray Chass is shocked, SHOCKED by Piazza memoir pub delay

Murray Chass is shocked, SHOCKED by Piazza memoir pub delay

Jinxes, “real” and imagined

Jinxes, “real” and imagined